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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Lennie
George
Candy
Curley’s wife
Crooks
Curley
Slim
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Who is to blame for the death of Curley’s wife?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Of Mice and Men and The Great Depression
Of Mice and Men and the Social Protest Novel
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
1
of 5
What is Candy afraid of?
That Lennie will hurt him
That he’s losing his mind
That Carlson will shoot him in the back of the head
That the boss will soon fire him and force him off the ranch because of his age
2
of 5
What words best describe Lennie?
Gregarious, talkative, nosy
Simple, helpless, innocent, doomed
Sharp, incisive, quick-tempered, forgiving
Secretive, impulsive, mean-spirited
3
of 5
What does Curley’s wife’s confession of her unhappy life and ruined dreams do?
Make her seem like a liar
Make her seem far more human and vulnerable
Prove she is cruel and vindicative
Make her a stereotypical tramp
4
of 5
What happens to George’s dream of a farm at the end of the novel?
With Lennie gone, he realizes it was an impossible dream.
He and Candy decide to keep pursuing it.
Candy tells him he’s changed his mind and doesn’t want to be a part of it anymore.
George realizes it was Lennie’s dream and he never really cared about it.
5
of 5
What does Crooks want more than anything else?
To have his own farm
To get married to someone like Curley’s wife
To belong somewhere
To have children
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CHARACTERS
Character List
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Who is to blame for the death of Curley’s wife?
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
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Themes
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